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Google, CMO Council and Adobe to present on the future of digital...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:06:00 +0200

Time is running out to secure your place in the Acceleration Digital Ignition Symposium 2012. The conference will bring together high-quality delegates and speakers from 12-13 June in Franschhoek to discuss the future of digital marketing.
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IMD announces its 2012 World Competitiveness Rankings

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:44:00 +0200

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND: IMD, a top-ranked global business school based in Switzerland, has announced the findings of its annual World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY). The WCY rankings measure how well countries manage their economic and human resources to increase their prosperity.
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Winners of Responsible Drinking Media Award announced

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:36:00 +0200

In the brandhouse Responsible Drinking Media Awards, announced at the awards dinner, hosted by KFM presenter, Ryan O'Connor and held at the One & Only Hotel in Cape Town on Wednesday 30 May 2012, Carte Blanche producer, Kim Cloete won Journalist of the Year for her programme on Foetal Alcohol Syndrome.
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Social media is changing township marketing

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:26:00 +0200

South Africa is not far from international trends when it comes to social media. The Township consumer is becoming highly active on social media they access from cell phones which have become a pivotal part of their lives as they can access almost anything from their devices and are able to share and discuss interesting stuff on the go.
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The Big Issue's Youth Day edition out today

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:14:00 +0200

The Big Issue's Youth Day edition, out today, 1 June 2012, shows there is still a huge amount of positive news about the kids of 2012 despite youth wage subsidies, escalating unemployment, teen pregnancies, ailing education systems and substance abuse, which usually dominate headlines.
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Name dropping: Kagiso TV and Communications embarks on exciting new Journey as 'Grounded Media'

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:03:00 +0200

American writer Lynn Hall once said: "We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves."
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Local supply lines increase economic growth

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:01:00 +0200

Over the years, Anglo American's enterprise development arm, Zimele, has discovered a pool of businesses and individuals in various communities with the entrepreneurial capacity to be incorporated successfully into its supply chain.
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NBF partners with Siyenza Management in launching first annual Infrastructure Africa Business Forum

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 09:52:00 +0200

The Nepad Business Foundation is pleased to announce its partnership with Siyenza Management in hosting the first annual Infrastructure Africa Business Forum. The 2012 Infrastructure Africa Business Forum is expected to become the leading business infrastructure event in South Africa and will take place at the Sandton Convention Centre on the 10th and 11th July.
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SMS campaign increases response

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 09:13:00 +0200

Ithala Development Finance Corporation, the official development finance agency of KwaZulu-Natal, has found that using SMS services to its customers has increased its responses and it is expanding the communication method to other services it offers.
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Wildlands event see 30 000 trees planted

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 09:10:00 +0200

On 30 May 2012 the first of 30 000 trees were planted during an inspirational event at Paradise Valley Nature Reserve in Pinetown. The event was held by the Wildlands Conservation Trust and forms part of the Bonitas ReLeaf Campaign linked to the Comrades Marathon.
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